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National Parks Act 1980

Infringement offences - Regulations

71O: Regulations relating to infringement offences

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"Rules for breaking national park rules and paying fines"

The Governor-General can make rules about infringement offences. These rules can say what happens if you break the bylaws in national parks. The rules can set fines for breaking these bylaws. The fines can't be more than $1,000 if you pay them right away. If you don't pay right away, the maximum fine can be up to twice that amount. The rules can also say what information needs to be in the notices you get if you break a bylaw. These rules are called secondary legislation, which means they are published in a special way.

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Part 7AInfringement offences
Regulations

71ORegulations relating to infringement offences

  1. The Governor-General may, by Order in Council made on the recommendation of the Minister, make regulations—

  2. prescribing infringement offences for the contravention of bylaws made under this Act:
    1. prescribing penalties for infringement offences, which,—
      1. in the case of infringement fees, must not be more than $1,000; and
        1. in the case of maximum fines, must not be more than twice the amount of the infringement fee for the offence:
        2. prescribing information to be included in infringement notices and reminder notices.

          1. Regulations under this section are secondary legislation (see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements).

          Notes
          • Section 71O: inserted, on , by section 35 of the Conservation (Infringement System) Act 2018 (2018 No 61).
          • Section 71O(2): inserted, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).